Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2021–22 |
Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
Next Year: | 2022–23 |
Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
Conference: | Conference USA |
Division: | East Division |
Short Conf: | C-USA |
Record: | 12–21 |
Conf Record: | 4–14 |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Asst Coach1: | Mark Cline |
Asst Coach2: | Scott Rigot |
The 2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by eighth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place in the East Division. They defeated FIU before losing to Louisiana Tech in the second round of the C-USA tournament.
On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference.[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.[2]
The Thundering Herd finished the 2020–21 season 15–7, 9–5 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were defeated in the second round of the C-USA tournament by Rice.[3]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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Iran Bennett | 2 | F | 6'9" | 335 | RS Junior | Transferred to Eastern Kentucky | ||
Ty Sturm | 4 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Freshman | Walk-on; transferred to Alaska | ||
Luke Thomas | 11 | G | 6'0" | 177 | Junior | Graduated; did not return | ||
Jarrod West | 13 | G | 5'11" | 181 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Louisville | ||
Jannson Williams | 3 | F | 6'9" | 219 | RS Senior | Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky |
Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. Because the NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility, last year's Freshmen are still considered Freshmen this season.
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